VIEW IN MY ROOM
Canada
Drawing, Graphite on Other
Size: 11 W x 8 H x 1 D in
Ships in a Crate
I was surprised to find that Ella and Marilyn Monroe were pals. According to Ella's official website and some other online sources, Marilyn Monroe was instrumental in booking her for Mocambo. Despite the outstanding musicality of black musicians, the Mocambo owner was resistant to book Black artists at his establishment. I toast Marilyn Monroe for seeing beyond race and using her powers for good. “I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt. It was because of her that I played the Mocambo, a very popular nightclub in the ’50s. She personally called the owner of the Mocambo (who had refused to book Fitzgerald because she was black), and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him - and it was true, due to Marilyn’s superstar status - that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard… After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman - a little ahead of her times. And she didn’t know it.” This image is rendered in scratchboard.
Drawing:Graphite on Other
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:11 W x 8 H x 1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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Simone Frank was born in Toronto, 1970. When she was three years old, her mother told her to draw the drapes. Her mother meant, of course, to close them. She did. She also took out her crayons and when her mother saw the illustration of the decorative floral drapes, she bought Simone and easel, brushes, palette and oil paints. She has a BAA in Fashion Design - Ryerson University, 1993, a Dean's list Diploma in Graphic Design - George Brown College, 2009, a writing certificate - Humber College, 2003. Exhibiting since 1991 in solo and group exhibitions in the GTA, her work is part of the Chinese Canadian Business Association's collection. She exhibited at BAND, A Space Windows and City Hall, Toronto. In St. Vincent, Caribbean, she had three solo exhibitions: Singer Gallery, Lambii's Yatch Club and Frangipani Hotel - owned and operated by the Prime Minister's daughter. Simone was interviewed twice on the radio while there. She also exhibited in Tokyo. She received three grants: Toronto Arts Council Exhibition Assistance 1994, 1997 and Ontario Arts Council Writer's Reserve, 1997. Simone Frank taught private art classes from her studio called Soul Designs for a few years until she taught for the Toronto Board of Education's ACE Program in 1988. That year she was also published in Litté Realité, then later in Word Magazine 2002, Anonymous Cheese 2006 (through the Mississauga Arts Council).
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